"Boat or Bluff?"

Antonio Esfandiari raised the action up from under the gun and chip leader Glen Chorny made the call in position.

The flop came {10-Spades}

and Esfandiari checked the action over to Chorny, who placed a bet of 75,000 into the middle. Esfandiari made a quick call.

The turn landed a repeat {J-Diamonds}

and Esfandiari checked again over to Chorny, who fired a second barrel worth 170,000. Esfandiari deliberated and made another call.

The river brought the {5-Spades}

. Esfandiari checked for the third time and Chorny quickly bet another 450,000 in chips into the huge pot. Esfandiari went into the tank, "You've either got a boat or a bluff," he exclaimed. After several minutes of thought, Chorny called for a clock. As the seconds ticked down, Esfandiari managed to find a call. Chorny proudly flipped over {Q-Clubs}

which was good to collect a pot worth nearly 1.6 million!

After the hand Chorny moved to 3.4 million in chips and Esfandiari was left with 750,000.